Twelve men. A virgin queen. One arranged marriage.The first time I met the boys of the Zodiac Brotherhood, I was forced to my knees for the introduction. Still grieving the death of my parents, I was a young queen, a pawn in my uncle’s agenda for wealth and gain. As my guardian, he had the authority to arrange a marriage upon my eighteenth birthday.That meeting took place six years ago.Now those … took place six years ago.
Now those boys are powerful men.
Twelve headstrong men that want to own me.
And I must spend a month with each one.
Bending and yielding to their desires and commands.
Shedding pieces of my innocence so long as my virtue remains intact.
Because they want a virgin queen after the last month concludes, and my uncle plans to auction me off to the highest bidder.
Out of the twelve men, only one has my heart.
And only one can claim my hand in marriage.
If only it were up to me to decide.
Part 1 of The Zodiac Queen.
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WOWZA! This was my first read from Gemma James; and I am hooked! Aries is the first book is a 12 book series surrounding Princess Novalee Van Buren and the secretive Zodiac Brotherhood.
One Year & Twelve Men…they each get one month with her & can do anything they want to her; except take her virginity. There are so many unanswered questions and so much we don’t know yet. I honestly could NOT put this book down! Liam Castle (The Chancellor) is up first and man this series kicks off with a bang! He’s blunt, he’s a bit harsh at times but he’s also kind. Liam wants to get Nova ready for what’s to come…and he brings out feelings in Nova that she simply isn’t prepared for…GAH SO GOOD!
I think I’m on fire (sung in my Alicia Keys voice) The tension ya’ll, the darkness that’s coming…Get yourself a fan; some ice water and hold on tight because I’m pretty sure we are in for one heck of a ride!
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For honest review. Wow awesome story. This story is of queen novalee van burdens a young age when her parents die and her uncle becomes her gaurden till she 18 ,then she will be given to the zodiac brother hood of twelve men one for each month only rules she must stay a virgin. In this book it’s chancellor Liam castle house of aries for the first month. What a great first book to get to know each other the men and to get to know them as individuals. Great job 10 stars
WOW. What a wonderful start to this series. Novalee is in for a year long experience getting to know the 12 members of the Brotherhood on Zodiac Island. So far Liam is her favorite, but she gets to live with each member for one month but must remain a virgin. This should get real interesting. Enjoy.
Well damn what a way to start of this series!
When i saw the blurb i knew i had to read these books but i was on the fence since it’s part 1 of a 12 part series but I’m so glad i read it now!
I loved meeting All the men of each houses. I already have a soft spot for Liam but that could change with the coming books!
He’s very domineering, his presence is very known when we walks in a room and he knows the power he has over people.
Novalee kinda drew the short straw but i don’t think she realizes the power she holds.
I’m looking forward to the next book and the rest of the series and getting to know the rest of the men!
Orphaned at just 12 years old, her uncle sold her out to the Brotherhood. 6 years, that’s how long Novalee was prepared to accept her fate.
In this delicious start of the Zodiac brother’s, Liam is Novalee’s first master of sinful desire.
From the very beginning, this book will burn you right down to your toes! With intriguing Alpha male’s, naughty females and a deep desire for freedom of choice!
Really odd storyline. Not for me.
I just love this series so far, looking forward to reading what’s going to happen with Leo.
Check out The Zodiac series by Gemma James! I own the first season of this in paperback!
Oh my. I LOVE this book. I am a zodiac geek and am a fellow Aries, and i really recommend this book!
This book is unlike any book I have ever read. I originally got this book for free but once I read it I quickly preordered all the rest. The idea that a queen has to spend a month with 12 different men then be bid on is exciting. Novalee cant believe her uncle would even do that to her but she must listen to him since the death of her parents. She is a young and inexperienced girl going into a work of experienced men. I hope her heart can withstand it all.
Oh gosh I just love Gemma’s books and her writing. Yes this was dark but not nearly as dark as some of her past series, but that doesn’t mean the rest of this series couldn’t get darker I mean heck we are just in book 1 and we have 11 more to go. Let’s also see if Novalee can handle what is in store for her the next 11 months.
This is the beginning of a dark series about an arranged (forced) marriage of a young Queen who has held no power. Forced to spend a month with each of the twelve possible husbands… with them being free to do just about anything they want to her. This book isn’t quite as dark as what we are lead to believe will happen in the future installments of the series, but it’s got enough to give us a taste and to prepare us for the next book. The men are somewhat mysterious. We get a brief glance at them all, but Liam (the first of the twelve to have his turn with Novalee… the Queen) is the leading man in this book. He is powerful, yet isn’t as sadistic as some of the other men appear to be. He’s had a soft spot for Novalee from the first time he met her six years prior. So far, he is the only one whom Novalee has trust in. Novalee is basically helpless in her ‘imprisonment’ but has a sense of strength about her. She isn’t dumb, but is innocent and naive about what is happening to her. While the series as whole is of a devious and disturbing subject matter, I feel this particular book just touches that. Yes, there are a couple scenes that might make you wince, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg… if we go by what is said between the characters… we know to expect even more in the next book. I think it’s safe to say this is intended for mature readers.
Wow what amazing read that is a exciting start to this series. I cant wait for this fast pace dark read that will have you feeling the flow of words coming of the pages.
When I read the blurb of this book I was thinking, that this series will be awkward.
Twelve men in different ages and one young women. The queen. 18-year-old virgin between all of them.
I started read ‘Aries’ and for two hours I have ceased to exist.
Novalee’s van Buren uncle decided to auction her off, when she turns eighteen. The Zodiac Island is a place where twelve men wait for one virgin queen. Month by month, each one of them will own her, but in this all year she must stay a virgin and in the end of the year she will be married by one of them.
The first handsome is Liam Castle, her chancellor and Aries. He said that his brothers will be more danger and they will punish her even for little insubordination. This world is something new for Novalee, but in the end of month she wants to stay with Liam. Unfortunately… time is end. The next brother will has her in next month.
This book is so dark! Liam is a one of the good man in this group! He punished Novalee a few times, but he done this in good faith. We can met all brothers and… omg Sebastian is my favourite! I can’t wait for his month!
Novalee is a simple, shy girl. She is a little lost in this situation. Zodiac Brothers didn’t make it easier to her.
Between Liam and Novalee we have a good chemistry and emotions. They are totally unfamiliar people, but day by day when she lives in his home, they are getting closer to each other. He doesn’t want to share her, but he knows the conditions about Zodiac Island. Novalee do everything what they order her. She must be submissive to the end. Then she will be married by one, whos take her virginity.
I think that the next book ‘Taurus’ will be hotter than ‘Aries’! Heath is a next brother whos take Novalee and he wants place her in dungeon. I really need next book in series! I am totally obsessed about this story and can’t wait to read all of them. Also I have hope that Gemma James doesn’t publish next books in this series month by month like Novalee spend time with twelve brothers. Please no. This will be a nightmare with wait for next book.
What an excellent start to a new series, Gemma doesn’t sway away from anything when it comes to this first book, and I am excited to see where Gemma goes with this series in the future books.
This book is just the beginning of The Zodiac Queen, and when you walk into it this story, you will be intrigued, wondered, and in need of more.
We get Novalee (love the name btw), who is the zodiac queen who is just as secretive as the story. Beware, you will not get much information in this first story, which is what makes this book so damn good. It will drag you in so much that the pages fly by, and you will be left hanging. I will tell you; I kept tapping my kindle, hoping for more pages to magically appear.
I am happy to have read this book and can’t wait for the rest.
VERY, VERY, VERY HOT!!!
Novalee is a young women who’s sold to twelve men, by a greedy uncle who’s after her crown. Is sure to burn up your kindle! This new series the Zodiac Queen by Gemma James.
In part one “Aries” she is paired with Liam the Chancellor of the twelve. He wants Novalee for himself & trys hard not to fall for her. He knows she has to spend one month with each of his brother’s & doesn’t want to get his heart broken.
Liam does find himself falling for Novalee, & he thinks she feels the same. Can he keep her? Will she still want him after spending a month with each of his brother’s?
All these questions will be answered at the end of this twelve part series.
Gemma James writes to the darker side of romance & she does it amazingl!!
Aries is the first book in a new series by Gemma James and I was so excited when I herd about this series! This story is off to a great start it’s emotional ,dark and steamy and everything we come to expect by Gemma James! This is a amazing book and I can’t wait to read what happens in the next book! Definitely 5 star worthy and I definitely recommend if you don’t mind a cliffhanger ending .
Twelve men . A virgin queen. An arranged marriage.
What’s not to love about this book! This is a hot dark and steamy emotional romance you don’t want to miss!
I voluntarily reviewed an advance complimentary copy of this book.
4 Cranky Stars
She first met them when she was nine years old, 12 boys that knew this young girl will be theirs to do with as they willed. She had lost her parents in an accident and was now Queen, but her uncle became her guardian and he arranged a marriage for when she turned 18 years old. This was for his own benefit and gain. She must still be a virgin.
Her 18 birthday arrived and she was shipped off to 12 men who would each spend a month with her and then bid for her hand in marriage.
This book is the House of Aries
She was very naïve and strong willed when she arrived, but she would soon learn their ways.
I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading the next in the series. These are erotic short stories.
Gemma James is new to me as an author, but I have to say I feel like I’ve been missing out. This book is intriguing as it is going to be 12 books in the series, with Aries being the first one and my does it start off with a bang. Innocent Novalee is to have an arranged marriage but first she must spend a month with each brother from the Zodiac Brotherhood. This first instalment starts her off with Chancellor Liam (Aries), although the other brothers do show up. To be honest I am immensely intrigued by Sebastian and can’t wait for that installment.
The relationship between Novalee and Liam runs both hot and cold as Liam tries to keep his distance from her. Novalee comes across as a really head-strong, independent young woman and it will be interesting o see how her character develops over the next few books. There was definitely a lot of red, hot passion in this book but it definitely left you wanting more.
The book is an easy, quick read and you feel like you have just gotten into it and then it ends, leaving you wanting more. The story line is intriguing and I am hoping that we find out more not only about Novalee but also the brotherhood as the books move along. Not necessarily a dark read in my opinion, but Heath is up next and it looks like he may be a hard taskmaster! Overall, a really enjoyable if short read!
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Aries by Gemma James is book 1 in The Zodiac Queen series.
Ms. James writes a lush, sexual and seductive tale of innocence vs lust in this 12 book series. 12 men, 12 different astrological houses.
Queen Novalee’s trapped by her cruel uncle and bargained off at the age of tender age of 18 to live on an remote island for 12 months at the mercy of 12 men with varying degrees of sexual desires who will use her and her body as they see fit JUST as long as they don’t take her virginity. See the 12 men have plans for her for at the end of the 12 months only 1 of those 12 men will marry the Queen.
In book 1, we meet Liam. The chemistry is sizzling and sweet yet intense between them. Novalee’s a prisoner and she can’t leave. Her cruel uncle has made it to where she’s stuck in a bargain she didn’t even sign up for.. there’s something so slimy and repulsive about that uncle. Liam won me over by the end of book 1. This is a seriously dark and twisted romance. It’s got dark Desires , romance and twisted deliciousness. I can’t wait for book 2 and the next astrological sign/male with Queen Novalee. This was such a great read that I quite enjoyed.
My Rating: 4.5 stars ******